Chapter 2 of Country Sentiment is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Country Sentiment is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALLIE. Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky. Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly. First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast. Allie, call the beasts in, The beasts, every one.
Chapter 2 of Country Sentiment is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.”
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLIE.
any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Allie, call the beasts in, The beasts, every one.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Allie, call the beasts in, The beasts, every one.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky.
adult female chicken
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Allie, call the beasts in, The beasts, every one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky.
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Allie, call the birds in, The birds from the sky.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Allie calls, Allie sings, Down they all fly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
a Caucasian
From this reading First there came Two white doves Then a sparrow from his nest, Then a clucking bantam hen, Then a robin red-breast.
Chapter 2 of Country Sentiment by Robert Graves holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 149 sentences of Country Sentiment, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Country Sentiment by Robert Graves exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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